BRIEFLY : EX-BROWN MOTLEY DIES.

Byline: Associated Press 

Pro Football Hall of Famer Marion Motley, a bruising fullback for the Cleveland Browns and one of the first African-American players of the modern era, died Sunday. He was 79.

Motley had prostate cancer for at least a year. He died Sunday morning at his son's Cleveland home, Hall of Fame spokesman Joe Horrigan said.

Motley, a 6-foot-1, 240-pound fullback, rushed for 4,720 yards in nine pro seasons in the All-America Football Conference and NFL.

He led the NFL in rushing with 810 yards on 140 carries in 1950, the Browns' first season in the NFL.

Motley was also the AAFC's career leading rusher with 3,024 yards. Along with fellow Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham and kicker Lou Groza, the Browns won AAFC championship all four years the league existed.

``The Hall of Fame has lost a dear friend in Marion Motley, not only because he was a member of the Hall, but he was also a longtime Canton-area resident and a good friend to all. He will be sorely missed,'' Horrigan said.

Angelo Bertelli, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1943 while at Notre Dame, died Saturday at his home in Clifton, N.J., of brain cancer. He was 78.

Bertelli won college football's highest honor during a season shortened by his serving in the Marine Corps. He played six games for the Fighting Irish before being called to active duty in World War II.

At Notre Dame, Bertelli went from being a tall, skinny 165-pound fourth-string tailback to its first T-formation quarterback. He also was the school's first of seven Heisman winners.

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